By Chally on 24 December, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? The Broken of Britain: The GP’s Story by Dr Jest So there you have it. Neither Pete nor Dud would [...]
Posted in bad advice, bodies, gender, medical practice, recommended reading, work | Tagged australia, bodies, disabled sports, fat, India, medical practice, paid work, sports, travel, traveling while disabled, United Kingdom, United States, work
By s.e. smith on 8 December, 2010
This post has been edited with updated information. Here’s a completely bizarre policy move for you: Planners of the 2012 London Olympics announced today that a request to allow disabled ticket holders to use the games lanes set aside for athletes and dignitaries will be turned down. 100 miles (161 kilometers, if you must) of [...]
Posted in accessibility, events, social attitudes | Tagged driving, exclusion, London, Olympics, placard panic, sports
By s.e. smith on 14 November, 2010
Body hair has come up on Dear Imprudence before, so I thought this recent Ask Amy column might be relevant to the interests of some readers, in addition to being an example of an advice column that does not actually suck! A reader wrote in to ask: Dear Amy: I am a girl in my [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, feminism | Tagged Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy, body hair, sports, women's sports
By s.e. smith on 24 September, 2010
This delicious little story in the Carluke Gazette by Craig Goldthorpe is pretty much your run of the mill profile of a local person with disabilities by a journalist who has no idea what he’s talking about, but, gosh, thinks it’s actually neat! Milena Canning is an equestrian who enjoys riding Clydesdale horses, which isn’t [...]
Posted in 101, media and pop culture, social attitudes | Tagged blind, blind athletes, disabled athletes, equestrian, sports
By Chally on 20 August, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Wheelchair Dancer writes about Body Matters: It’s about how we imagine living in other people’s bodies and the value we [...]
Posted in politics, recommended reading | Tagged australia, children with disabilities, disabled children, Malaysia, sports
By Chally on 13 August, 2010
You know, if you’re into the Gregorian calendar (also, Friday 13th! Spooky!). Why hello there, gentle reader! This is my first Recommended Reading. This is very exciting for us all. While this should be a time of celebration, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites (and it’s all MSM articles in this edition of [...]
Posted in global, justice, recommended reading, television | Tagged canada, children, children with disabiltiies, disabled children, Ghana, Senegal, sports, transportation, United Kingdom, United States, voting, what the pancake
By Ouyang Dan on 6 August, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, autism, Military Sexual Trauma, MST, PTSD, sports
By Ouyang Dan on 5 August, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged ableism, accessibility, Ashely Fiolek, communication, Deaf, disability, disabled parents, mental health, motocross, race, racism, social treatment, sports
By s.e. smith on 15 March, 2010
The 2010 Paralympic Games are underway in Vancouver! This Reuters image shows Liudmila Vauchok of Belarus crossing the finish line to win the women’s 10 kilometre cross country. I love that grin. Another Reuters photo, of Canadian athlete Collette Bourgonje, the silver medalist in the women’s 10 kilometre cross country. Are there any athletes and/or [...]
Posted in news | Tagged athletes, Paralympics, sports
By Anna on 25 December, 2009
Hey, able-bodied folks. Why the heck are you not overcoming adversity and becoming an Olympic-caliber athlete? It’s so easy, right? If you just “realize most of your limitations in life are self-imposed”, you, too can do anything!
Posted in anna rants | Tagged sports, stereotypes, supercrip
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